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...determine whether the crusading companions of Frodo the Ring-bearer will survive to confront their ultimate destiny. A palpable pall hangs over the realm of Rohan, where King Théoden (Bernard Hill) has been bewitched by evil wizard Saruman (Christopher Lee) and his spy Gríma Worm-tongue (Brad Dourif, as a slimier Richard III). Heroic Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) and the elf-warrior Legolas (Orlando Bloom) band with a revived Gandalf to defend Rohan against Saruman's 10,000 soldier-clones. Out in the wild, the hobbit Frodo (Elijah Wood) is on a desperate trek with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Second Enthrallment | 12/15/2002 | See Source »

...self-proclaimed book worm, Orta says books are her comfort...

Author: By Lauren A.E. Schuker, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Book Junkies Collect Prizes, Too | 12/10/2002 | See Source »

Verbatim "I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised by the people." KIM HONG GUL, son of Korean leader Kim Dae Jung, admitting he took bribes and evaded taxes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Starting Time | 11/18/2002 | See Source »

...Ally, the focus is on matters professional and romantic--here, about new attorneys Lynne (Gretchen Mol), Jeannie (Kathleen Robertson) and Sarah (Chyler Leigh). As on Ally, we see a high-priced law firm, eccentric cases and characters with nicknames like "the Worm." But don't think Kelley is only out to cannibalize Ally. He's also out to give feminist legal scholar Catharine MacKinnon a heart attack. Why else open the pilot with Lynne rehearsing opening arguments in the middle of the night in her skimpy jammies? Or run opening credits while the friends jog, put on makeup...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Meet the Ally-Come-Latelies | 10/21/2002 | See Source »

...plain old torture. I fully appreciate that these terrorists are extremely tough characters and that an element of torture may be necessary to get them to spill the beans. But the U.S.'s democratic system may be harmed by something far more perilous than acts of terrorism: the worm of deceit. The preservation of democracy may require the use of wicked actions, but any act deemed too wicked to speak of plainly must be too wicked to perform. NICK GODWIN Edinburgh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 14, 2002 | 10/14/2002 | See Source »

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